{"product_id":"book-c3bu","title":"The Bitch is Back","description":"\u003cp\u003eMore than a decade after the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling anthology\u003ci\u003e The Bitch in the House\u003c\/i\u003e spoke up loud and clear for a generation of young women, nine of the original contributors are back-along with sixteen captivating new voices-sharing their ruminations from an older, stronger, and wiser perspective about love, sex, work, family, independence, body image, health, and aging: the critical flash points of women's lives today \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Born out of anger,\" the essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Bitch in the House \u003c\/i\u003echronicled the face of womanhood at the beginning of a new millennium. Now, nearly fifteen years later, editor and author Cathi Hanauer has compiled a new batch of passionate, enlightened, often hilarious pieces that are less bitter and resentful, and more confident and content-a provocative and compelling companion collection that captures the spirit of postfeminism with authority, acumen, and panache. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving aged into their forties, fifties, and sixties, these \"bitches\"-bestselling authors, renowned journalists, and other extraordinary yet also ordinary women-have brilliant and bold things to say. In \u003ci\u003eThe Bitch Is Back\u003c\/i\u003e, Cathi Hanauer, Kate Christensen, Sarah Crichton, Debora L. Spar, Ann Hood, Veronica Chambers, and twenty other powerful writers offer unique views on womanhood and feminism today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Some of the \"original bitches\" (OBs) revisit their earlier essays to reflect on their previous selves. All reveal how their lives have changed in the intervening years-whether they stayed coupled, left marriages, or had affairs; developed cancer or other physical challenges; coped with partners who strayed, died, or remained faithful; became full-time wage earners or homemakers; opened up their marriages; remained childless or became parents; or experienced other meaningful life transitions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Bitch Is Back\u003c\/i\u003e includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebestselling novelist, memoirist, essayist, food blogger, and OB Kate Christensen on leaving her husband and starting a new life with a much younger man; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epseudonymous novelist and OB Hazel McClay on her low-sex marriage (and how she and her husband continue to be happy with it); \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebestselling novelist and poet Julianna Baggott on life as the sole breadwinner in her family of six; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003epower publisher Sarah Crichton on the joy of sex again after sixty-after being dumped for a younger woman;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e memoirist Lynn Darling on dealing with sex and sexuality in midlife, after beating breast cancer; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebestselling author-and former skinny girl-Ann Hood on not caring about her weight anymore; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand nineteen more eye-opening, jaw-dropping, truth-telling, no-holds barred essays about what it really means to be a woman of substance today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a \"new wave\" of feminists begins to take center stage, this powerful, timely collection sheds much-needed light on both past and present, offering understanding, compassion, and wisdom for modern women's lives, all the while pointing toward the exciting possibilities of tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49345148485936,"sku":"BDc3bu","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49345148518704,"sku":"ZEc3bu","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49345148551472,"sku":"ZMc3bu","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/c3bu-Square-cover.jpg?v=1778305582","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-c3bu","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}